Jerry Jones isn’t exactly shutting the door on a splash move.
Speaking before training camp, the Cowboys owner said Dallas would be willing to make a major trade if it helps push the team toward a Super Bowl run. Jones also said he had spoken with the owner of another team about a trade as recently as yesterday, according to Calvin Watkins.
The most notable part of Jones’ comments came when he pushed back on the idea that Dallas had moved on from Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby after Crosby’s failed physical derailed a potential deal with the Ravens.
“We didn’t. We did not walk away,” Jones said via Jon Machota, adding that he didn’t want to say more because of tampering concerns. “He’s a Raider.”
Dallas was among the teams involved in Crosby trade discussions in March, when Las Vegas was willing to deal him. The Cowboys’ offer, though, fell short of the two first-round picks Baltimore had put on the table before the Ravens backed off.
After that, Dallas and other teams did not make much effort to reopen the conversation. Crosby, for his part, recommitted to the Raiders after the failed trade saga, at least heading into this season.
That could always change if Las Vegas struggles again in 2025. If the Raiders revisit the idea of moving Crosby, the Cowboys would still make sense as a landing spot given their need for a proven pass rusher.
Crosby, 28, was a fourth-round pick by the Raiders in 2019 out of Eastern Michigan University. He was in the final year of his four-year, $3,302,264 deal, which included a $782,264 signing bonus and an $850,000 base salary, when he signed a four-year, $98.98 million extension with more than $53 million guaranteed.
He later signed a three-year, $106.5 million extension in March 2025, with base salaries of $22.236 million and $18.84 million in the final two seasons.
In 2025, Crosby played in 15 games for Las Vegas and finished with 73 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, one interception, six pass defenses, and two forced fumbles.
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